Poverty-stricken county leaders shouldn't rejoice at such a label

In his recently published book on prefectural governance, China's top leader Xi Jinping noted that he was truly outraged by a county which "celebrated" being listed as a national-level poverty-stricken county in 2012 on its official webpage. Comments:

Xi's anger towards the county that celebrated its impoverished status highlights the importance the country's leaders place on poverty alleviation efforts and their determination to build a moderately well-off country by 2020. Putting an end to the preposterous fights over being listed as a national-level poverty-stricken county is key to advancing the country's efforts to help the less-developed areas.

Beijing News, Aug 29